Sometimes it’s important to look beyond the headlines, seek the wider picture and consider the nuances. And this is especially true in the world of media finance, writes Ashley Norris, who spoke to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) guru Reed Phillips, CEO of Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips investment...
Last month, Mx3 Barcelona took place in the Catalan capital bringing together some of media's most innovative creators and strategists. In this round up, Will Bailey, Head of Partnerships at 67 Bricks, outlines his five key takeaways from the summit. P.S. The full event report...
The recent Mx3 Barcelona event, held on March 13th and 14th, 2024, marked a significant gathering of many of global media's most influential innovators, creators and pioneers. We are now proud to release our full event report which is free to download. Taking place over...
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Tech and data excite Helen Coetzee, founder and CEO of London-based consultancy MPG. As does good content. At the recent Mx3 Barcelona event, Helen spoke to Adri Kotze about niche media, relevance and the opportunities in B2B media. It is the most exciting time to...
She is "incredibly concerned" about large language models and their impact on content providers (business to business and business to consumer), Natasha Christie-Miller says. "Essentially, the work, the cost, the expertise has been stolen. It's been stolen for use in another organisation. And the traceability...
As media platforms tighten their grip on content distribution, publishers must focus on what they can control, says Jacob Donnelly, founder of A Media Operator and former publisher of Morning Brew. In a post-platform world where digital platforms will be increasingly restrictive in how they...
The media face so many challenges that it is hard to focus on just one problem, Kritasha Gupta, head of business development at the Financial Times, tells Ashley Norris. But, she emphasises, we need to go always go back to what the audiences want. Can...
TheWrap launched just over 15 years ago, when the world was reeling from the financial crisis and the media was on the brink of radical change. Sharon Waxman, founder of the independent Hollywood news site, saw an opportunity in the disruption "anyone with some guts...
For two days, media professionals and insiders got together at the Mx3 Innovation in Media event in Barcelona to share their knowledge, expertise and insight. Many told of their ups and downs in the industry, others offered a new and fresh approach. All relished the...
Mx3 Barcelona, a gathering of high-profile media-curious delegates, was an off-the-record event on 12 and 13 March. This format allows media leaders to share industry insider information and secrets without being identified and quoted directly. The trends on day two represent industry insights shared by...
Mx3 Innovation in Media Barcelona kicked off with one overarching message: audiences will always need information they value. In the media world it’s called content, and without good content, your business is doomed. Mx3 Barcelona, a gathering of high-profile media-curious delegates, is an off-the-record event...
Team Mx3 and over 150 worldwide colleagues are in Barcelona this week for our Mx3 Barcelona summit, which focuses on innovation in and across media verticals. If you couldn’t make it to Barcelona or missed the cut, we won’t leave you completely high and dry....
In just under 24 hours, Mx3 Barcelona will take place in the Catalan capital. With media luminaries attending from across Europe, the U.S. and even as far afield as Singapore, it's time to give our partners centre stage - from everyone at Mx3, thank you....
Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, want to make deals with publishing companies. As Ashley Norris writes, the product the duo launched with Semafor is new ground for all three companies. But is AI-curated content a "magic bullet" for publishers? Not everyone thinks so. The scene...
In a little under a week's time, Mx3 Barcelona will take place in Spain. In this exclusive interview, Eirik Næsje, CEO at Norkon, an event partner, describes why publishers who don't have a live audience engagement strategy are missing out on a huge opportunity (P.S....
The rise in paid online membership communities has unlocked value where ‘communities’ with similar interests have become the product, but publishers have been slow to adapt, writes Piet van Niekerk. What attracts hundreds of thousands of women to pay $14.99 a month to Bikini Body...
In a sobering op-ed, HBM Advisory’s Alan Hunter argues that legacy publishers are all too reluctant to appoint young people to senior roles, yet these are the very people whose skills are fit for the future rather than the past. With print readers ever decreasing...
In just over a week's time, Mx3 Barcelona will take place in the Catalan capital. In this interview, InsurAds CEO and Co-Founder, André T. Parreira - a premium event partner - explains how publishers can boost and protect their clients’ ad campaigns using the world’s...
Four years after the global lockdown, B2B travel brand Skift is thriving thanks to its high-quality niche content, technologically-driven innovation and intelligent subscription protocols. Jason Clampet, the company's chief product officer, tells Ashley Norris that agility and flexibility are key to a successful B2B media...
